In the movie Going Clear, Lawrence Wright and Alex Gibney promoted the theory that when Marc and Claire Headley lost their civil lawsuit against the church for labor trafficking, it put a chilling effect on the government investigation. “The church is protected,” Wright said in the film, referring to the vast protections of the First Amendment.

But Marc Headley, Mike Rinder, and Marty Rathbun told us that they believed the FBI backed off for other reasons. It’s a complex story that we’ve told at length before, about an FBI agent who had tried to help the Headleys in their lawsuit by giving their attorneys a law enforcement document that was not public. They believe that Scientology would have seized on this and used its connections in Washington — at this time, Gerald Feffer was still alive and was Scientology’s heavyweight lawyer in DC.

Scientology managed somehow to shut down the probe. But even though charges weren’t filed, it’s still powerful to see the records of FBI agents who were obviously very deeply immersed in the subject.

Give the file a look and let us know what you think about it. (In some of the redacted portions we’ve filled in the names of Boniadi — “Naz” — or Cruise because the number of letters and context make it obvious who’s being referred to.)

On January 8, 2010 [redacted] date of birth [redacted] residence address [redacted] Driver’s License number [redacted] was interviewed in Los Angeles. After being advised of the identity of the interviewing agents and the nature of the interview, [Naz] provided the following information:

[Naz] joined Scientology in [redacted] is a Scientologist. In [redacted] the [redacted] and was in the process of applying to [redacted] at the time also joined Scientology.

By the age of [redacted] had risen to the [redacted] status in Scientology and was working with the Office of Special Affairs (OSA). One of her duties while working with OSA was [redacted] was tasked by OSA to [redacted] She was specifically tasked with [redacted] also tasked by OSA [redacted]
In Scientology, psychiatrists are thought to be evil people. [Redacted] Church was so against psychology. [Naz] was going to be applying to [redacted]

In [redacted] traveled to the United Kingdom (U.K.) to see [Tom Cruise] receive the Medal of Valour from the Church. The medal is one of the highest achievements a Scientologist can receive. [Redacted] other Scientologists asking where she was. [Redacted] go to the Celebrity Center in Los Angeles. When [Naz] returned to the U.S., [redacted] He told her she was being considered for a special project where she would be considered a [redacted] help Scientology. She was chosen because she was [redacted] was not allowed to know any specifics about the project and was not allowed to tell anyone.

[Naz] was put through a month of security checks (“sec checks”), auditing and interviews. The interviews were often video recorded. The church wanted to make sure there was nothing unfavorable in her background. [Redacted] said everything was looking well except for the fact [redacted] said [redacted] in order to continue with the project. [Naz] disagreed and said she was not going to [redacted] asked what would be the one thing that would make [redacted] stated that if [redacted] Several days later [redacted] The [redacted] Within the [redacted] that the Church violated her [redacted paragraph]

Once [redacted] continued her preparations for the special project. [Redacted] and another Scientologist named [redacted] LNU [redacted] took her [redacted] At the time [redacted] in Celebrity Center. [Redacted] outside communications were always monitored.

One day [redacted] went over the “Admin Scale,” which is a scale that covers the ideal status of any Scientologist’s life. Status “2” covers relationships. [Redacted] asked [redacted paragraph]

After one month, [Naz] was told her preparation was complete and she now had to [redacted paragraph] going to [redacted] because it was considered to be an [redacted] When she arrived [redacted] noticed people began to leave the building. In a short time, she noticed that she was alone in the building with [redacted] then heard [redacted] coming toward them. At that point, she realized the special project had been to [redacted] Having never met [Tom Cruise] congratulated him on his recent award by saying, [redacted] seemed upset by her comment but did not respond. That evening [redacted] began to see what the purpose of her last month of interviews and preparation were for. From that day on she [redacted]

After the first night, [redacted] did not understand how she had [redacted] but was told that because her ethics level in the Church was not as high [redacted] she should have not told him [redacted] also warned [redacted] then presented [Naz] with a confidentiality agreement and told her if she did not sign then she would never see [redacted] did sign the agreement and [redacted] After that conversation she was then “sec checked” for her mistakes.
Throughout the [redacted] If she had any relationship problems she should go directly [redacted] and her entire purpose was to make [Cruise] happy. [Naz] was given [redacted] allowance and cell phone while she was living with [Cruise.]

[Redacted paragraph]

At the beginning of the relationship [redacted] was very romantic but as the relationship progressed [Cruise] began to have temper tantrums. [Cruise] began to show violent tendencies. On a trip to [redacted paragraph]

[Redacted paragraph]

Soon after the trip to [redacted] was over. To make amends [redacted] in Clearwater, Florida. While she was in Clearwater, a friend kept asking [Naz] why she was so upset. At first [Naz] kept the reason to herself but in frustration admitted she was upset because of her [redacted] Her friend wrote a knowledge report about [redacted] NAZ was yelled at and reprimanded for having mentioned her.

[Naz] began writing a story based on her experience with [redacted] As a result of her story, [Naz] was placed on the Rehabilitaion Project Force (RPF) even though [Naz] was not a member of the Sea Org. [Naz] was had to dig ditches at midnight and scrub floor tiles in both the men’s and women’s bathrooms. She was placed on a curfew, sec checked and escorted everywhere she went. [Naz] was no longer allowed to speak to anyone. [Naz] began to feel as if she were a criminal. [Redacted] was also being sec checked. [Naz] had the opportunity to leave the base, but was always threatened with being declared a suppressive person and banned from speaking to her parents again. [Redacted] called her at one point and said [redacted] After that conversation, [Naz] felt she had no choice but to stay and finish the RPF.

After she finished the RPF she returned to Los Angeles. Members of the Church went to [redacted] feels she was a victim of white slavery because she traveled across state lines under false pretenses. [Naz] wrote a letter to the Church of Scientology to highlight what happened to her and to highlight the broken confidential agreements between the Church and its parishioners. [Naz] never received a reply from the Church. [Naz] believes the Church is using what L. Ron Hubbard wrote for illegal purposes.